Ben Shapiro: “For the sake of America, the Knicks must lose”
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From the June 4, 2026, edition of The Daily Wire's The Ben Shapiro Show
BEN SHAPIRO (HOST): OK. Meanwhile, speaking of threats significantly closer to home, at least at this moment, New York — Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander, the pick by Zohran Mamdani for DSA in Congress, a person named Chevalier, and Valdez, all of these people are far lefties, aired an ad in an NBA finals game last night, game one of the NBA finals.
This is where we are right now, and this is why New York must lose. I know. I have a lot of fans and friends who are Knicks fans. But for the good of the United States, New York must lose. Because otherwise, you're going have these people celebrating. Here the ad.
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So, they put a political ad in the middle of the Knicks game — because it's so New York if you're in favor of of socialism.
So for the sake of America, the Knicks must lose.